“‘Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.”
–Dag Hammarskjold

PRAYER & MEDITATION
Rev. Judy Tomlinson

READING
“We, The Peoples of the United Nations”

SERMON
“To Lead Where No One Has Led Before”
Mr. Bruce Knotts

CLOSING WORDS

TODAY’S SERVICE IS BEING LED BY MR. BRUCE KNOTTS.
Bruce was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia. He worked for Raytheon in Saudi Arabia and on a World Bank contract in Somalia before he joined the Department of State as a U.S. diplomat in 1984. Bruce retired from the Foreign Service in 2007 and joined the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO) as its Executive Director at the beginning of 2008. He began the UU-UNO’s very successful LGBT advocacy program in 2008. Bruce has been chair of the UN NGO Committee on Human Rights since June 2010 and of the Faith and Ethics Network for the International Criminal Court since April 2010. He is the President and CEO of the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security and a member of the NGO UN Security Council Working Group.

Liturgist: Mike Mernin

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About The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair is welcoming of all seekers after truth, beauty, justice and compassion cherishing their diversity of race, gender, sexual identity and orientation, religious background and perspective on life.
We are a liberal religious community seeking transformation in our hearts, our homes, our community and our world.
We come together to
* Create a spiritual community that nurtures and inspires us as we search for meaning in our lives.
* Reach out and welcome all who wish to be part of our community because diversity of race, culture, sexual orientation, and economic background enriches us all.
* Guide and challenge our children in their lifelong journey of discovery and spiritual growth.
* Explore religious and cultural traditions so that we may honor our differences and our common ground.
* Take responsibility for helping to solve the problems of our community.
* Promote social and economic justice, furthering our work to dismantle racism, homophobia, and all forms of oppression.
* Celebrate artistic creation as a spiritual element of life.
* Respect the beauty and mystery of nature by actively preserving our environment.
* Invest our personal resources to build and sustain this community of aspiration.
* Act together to keep this covenant alive.
We are Unitarian Universalists, building upon our heritage as advocates for the rights and dignity of all.
Our spiritual leaders are Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael and Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, Co-Senior Ministers.